This paper investigates the optimal choice of building energy efficiency (BEE) standard in the context of centralised urban district heating system in northern China. By employing a techno-economic analysis approach, we demonstrate that the current BEE standard implemented in the Chinese cities...

This paper presents the work of a group of mineral or petroleum economists arguing that a significant contribution to this field of economics may be made even if you are not an Hotelling disciple. The group's publications place a greater emphasis on factors such as the demand for mineral...

Many have attempted to forecast the date of the production peak and the volume of the ultimate reserves of a mineral commodity, using techniques derived from Hubbert's thesis. This note aims at exploring the scientific foundations and therefore the scope of validity of these forecasting...

We estimate the wealth of Mozambique in 2000 and 2005 in order to assess the sustainability of its development path. Our methodology builds on Arrow et al. (2010). We show that Mozambican wealth increases through human and physical capital accumulation, while the pressure on natural capital...

Cet article décrit le « Slum Réhabilitation Scheme » (SRS), qui constitue la principale politique de réhabilitation des bidonvilles à Mumbai (Inde). Le SRS est une politique innovante, comparée à celles mises en oeuvre dans d'autres villes émergentes, car elle permet de financer la...

The reduction of GHG emissions is one of the largest and most pressing collective-action problems facing humanity. Addressing this transversal, trans-boundary policy challenge requires action at multiple scales of governance: from behavioral changes by individuals to modifications of local,...

The aim of this pH-D thesis is to answer the following question : Is it possible to use the information offered by the commodity futures markets and the hedging instruments they propose to value a petroleum field and decide when it is suitable to invest ? A term structure model for commodity...

The PhD thesis is a contribution to the definition of a new banking risk related to the economic impacts of climate change. The climate change will impact the clients of a corporate and investment bank and will have consequences on its strategy and the composition of its business portfolio....

[eng] How to finance essential services in poor cities ? . This article illustrates problems raised by the financing of essential services by describing the situation in Delhi. With examples of India and Morocco, it underlines the importance of juridical and political questions : it is necessary...